Continental Divide historical marker, U.S. 70 and 80, New Mexico, circa 1940

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Mountains & Hills
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Continental Divide historical marker, U.S. 70 and 80, New Mexico, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A wooden roadside historical marker for the Continental Divide stands beside a highway and fence line in open plains under a blue sky with clouds. The sign states elevation 4,587 feet and explains rainfall drainage to the Pacific and Atlantic.

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PublisherSouthwest Post Card Co.

OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ELEVATION 4,587 FEET Rainfall divides at this point. To the west it drains into the Pacific Ocean - to the east, into the Atlantic. --- 152 — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHWAYS U. S. 70 and U. S. 80 CROSS THE DIVIDE MIDWAY BETWEEN DEMING AND LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHWEST POST CARD CO., BOX 685, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S.PAT.OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 7B-H485

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Continental Divide, NM
Place mentioned	Lordsburg, NM
Place mentioned	Deming, NM
Publisher	Albuquerque, NM
Notes	Linen texture; no white border visible. No postmark. Divided-back Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen card, no. 7B-H485; distributed by Southwest Post Card Co., Albuquerque, N.M. Unused: no stamp, address, or message; pencil dealer mark '#59' lower right.

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Continental Divide historical marker, U.S. 70 and 80, New Mexico, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/continental-divide-historical-marker-u-s-70-and-80-new-mexic. Accessed October 5, 2026.